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		<title>12.50: Board asked to back plan to move health services</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/03/24/12-50-board-asked-to-back-plan-to-move-health-services/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The chief executive of the Shropshire County Primary Trust has asked his board to back controversial plans to move some services from Shrewsbury to Telford hospitals.]]></description>
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		<title>11.25am: Shropshire NHS changes &#8216;only just affordable&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/03/24/11-25am-shropshire-nhs-changes-only-just-affordable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[11.25am: The man heading the controversial plans to transform Shropshire's hospitals says health chiefs can only just afford the proposed scheme.]]></description>
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		<title>11.00am: Health bosses&#8217; minds are &#8216;already made up&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/03/24/11-00am-health-bosses-minds-are-already-made-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Campaigners fighting plans to move some maternity and children's services from the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital to  Telford's Princess Royal  said health chiefs' 'minds seem made up' after the first of four meetings today.

The decision came during the first in a series of four crunch meetings taking place on a pivotal day which will help determine the long-term future of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Telford’s Princess Royal.]]></description>
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		<title>10.35am: Health bosses back Shropshire hospitals shake-up</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/03/24/10-35am-health-bosses-back-shropshire-hospitals-shake-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust board members have given their backing to a shake-up of services.

The decision came during the first in a series of four crunch meetings taking place on a pivotal day which will help determine the long-term future of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Telford’s Princess Royal. Follow the meetings here.]]></description>
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		<title>Health shake-up &#8216;necessary to keep Shropshire services&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/03/24/health-shake-up-necessary-to-keep-shropshire-services/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A major shake-up of hospital services in Shropshire is needed to keep services within Shropshire, a health boss said today.

Follow the crucial meeting on the future of Shropshire hospital services here]]></description>
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		<title>10.09: Doctors keen to move children&#8217;s services to Shropshire</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/03/24/10-09/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 10:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health chiefs have today revealed that children's surgeons from cramped wards in Birmingham and Liverpool are keen to move parts of their workload to Shropshire hospitals, if a plan to move some services from Shrewsbury to Telford goes ahead.

The news came during the first in a series of four crunch meetings taking place on a pivotal day which will help determine the long-term future of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Telford’s Princess Royal. Follow the meetings here.]]></description>
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		<title>Blog: Who should perform in the Quarry?</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/blogs/2010/07/09/blog-who-should-perform-in-the-quarry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/blogs/2010/07/09/blog-who-should-perform-in-the-quarry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight's a big night for Shrewsbury Quarry, with thousands of people set to attend the summer concert. But who should we have in the future?]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s your view of electoral reform?</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2010/02/02/whats-your-view-of-electoral-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2010/02/02/whats-your-view-of-electoral-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Gordon Brown briefed the Cabinet today on planned constitutional changes which could see the first-past-the-post voting system ditched for Westminster elections.]]></description>
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		<title>Village pub on market</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2009/04/07/village-pub-on-market/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2009/04/07/village-pub-on-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A pub in the heart of a Shropshire village has been put up for sale, sparking fears that the new owner may not keep it as an inn.]]></description>
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		<title>No notice of car park rules</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2009/04/07/no-notice-of-car-park-rules/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2009/04/07/no-notice-of-car-park-rules/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LETTER: On March 30 we visited the Telford Forge Retail Park. Nowhere could we find a notice that you could not leave the car park on foot.]]></description>
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		<title>Is this proof of county big cat?</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2009/04/06/is-this-proof-of-county-big-cat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2009/04/06/is-this-proof-of-county-big-cat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is this conclusive proof that big cats are prowling Shropshire?]]></description>
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		<title>Villages find 70% of cars speeding</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2008/11/26/villages-find-70pc-vehicles-speeding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2008/11/26/villages-find-70pc-vehicles-speeding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A survey in two Shropshire villages has shown that speed limits are being ignored by more than 70 per cent of road users during peak morning times.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>95</slash:comments>
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		<title>Would you pay to park at The Wrekin?</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2008/11/13/would-you-pay-to-park-at-the-wrekin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2008/11/13/would-you-pay-to-park-at-the-wrekin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:55:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Owen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parking fees have been suggested as a way of funding a visitor centre for The Wrekin – but would you pay them?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>39</slash:comments>
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		<title>60 schools to shut in strike</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2008/04/23/60-schools-to-shut-in-strike/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2008/04/23/60-schools-to-shut-in-strike/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thousands of pupils across Shropshire and Telford &amp; Wrekin will have the day off tomorrow, with the number of schools to be hit by the planned teachers strike now soaring to more than 60.]]></description>
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		<title>Is town really a &#8216;chav magnet&#8217;?</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2008/04/16/is-town-really-a-chav-magnet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2008/04/16/is-town-really-a-chav-magnet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Leggett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our video reporter James Shaw has taken matters into his owns hands after the Uncyclopedia website alleged that Telford is a magnet for chavs.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>60</slash:comments>
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		<title>Boxing Day hunts</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2007/12/27/boxing-day-hunts-photos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2007/12/27/boxing-day-hunts-photos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hunt supporters in Shropshire and Mid Wales today hailed a successful series of Boxing Day outings - join the debate.]]></description>
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		<title>Does stripping attract criminals?</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2007/09/28/stripping-attracts-criminals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2007/09/28/stripping-attracts-criminals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA["Wellington now has a lap dancing club," says one letter writer. "The lovely market town that many of us like so much is to become the centre of decadence in Shropshire."]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Warming&#8217; &#8211; what the cynics say</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2007/09/06/warming-what-the-cynics-say/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2007/09/06/warming-what-the-cynics-say/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Shropshire Star video team today launches the second of a two-part series of films about climate change - and a record number of comments have already started to flood in.]]></description>
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		<title>Is climate change to blame?</title>
		<link>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2007/08/30/climate-change-to-blame/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2007/08/30/climate-change-to-blame/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ian Harvey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can we really blame climate change for this year's extreme weather - and does the phenomenon of climate change even exist?]]></description>
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